Macy's stock surges after WSJ report of buyout talks
Starboard Value bought its Macy's stake in 2015 and from the start has pressed the company to spin off its real estate holdings. Macy's has reported declines in same-store sales, a key retail metric, in 12 of the past 14 quarters.

Stateline casinos host viewing parties for UFC 208
De Randamie is a blast to watch, seems like a lovely human being, and hopefully will be more visible with a title. "To not lose. Holm welcomes that pressure, however, and promises that her days on top are far from finished. "But I'm ready.

Mexico border wall should be finished in 2 yrs - Kelly
"That's the way I look at it", Secretary Kelly said . " I really hope to have it done within the next two years ", he reaffirmed. Kelly's strategy includes a pushing of more resources to the border for expedited processing of illegal immigrants.

IAAF approves extension of Russian doping ban
The ban had already been extended in March and then June 2016, preventing Russia's athletes from competing at the Rio Olympics. At the meeting, Lord Coe, the IAAF president, also said that all nationality switches by athletes would be frozen.

Art Briles Drops His Lawsuit Against Baylor
Former Baylor football coach Art Briles dropped a lawsuit Wednesday he had filed against four officials at the school. Briles' suit targeted three regents for the school and a Baylor vice president for libel and slander.

Trump has suspended due process for Muslims
Two of the interpreters he employed were executed by Iraqi militia, he added. "The guy was fearless". All six were told they could not board EgyptAir Flight 985 to Kennedy Airport.

Peter Dutton calls Cory Bernardi's defection a 'betrayal'
Bernardi, who is indeed an outspoken supporter of Trump, has always been one of the Liberal Party's more conservative figures. He said that the party needed more people like Bernardi who are prepared to speak out and make a difference.

OWASA: Water Is Safe Again
The Jones Ferry Road Water Treatment Plant will return to normal operation as soon as it is safe to do so, OWASA officials said. Dining halls gave one free bottle of water to students staying on campus and portable toilets were delivered late Friday night.

Troops Killed In Fighting In Eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian officials said at least eight soldiers had been killed and 26 servicemen and two civilians injured. Kiev says the rebels refused to cease fire to remove the bodies of the dead and wounded.

Eighteen of 30 companies listed on the Dow recorded gains, compared to 12 that saw declines.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 39.27 points, or 0.2 percent, to 20,091.69, the S&P 500 gained 0.4 points, or 0.02 percent, to 2,292.96 and the Nasdaq Composite added 7.06 points, or 0.12 percent, to 5,670.61. The drugmaker's stock, which also weighed on the S&P and the Nasdaq, slid 9.7 percent after the company projected disappointing sales for its hepatitis C drugs this year.USA carrier Alaska Air rose 2 percent to $96.06 after the company reported a 10.7 percent jump in quarterly revenue.Declining issues outnumbered advancers on the NYSE by 1,490 to 1,370.

Eight of the 11 major S&P sectors were higher, with industrials' 0.41 per cent rise leading the advancers.

'Very Dangerous': Trump Gives Racist Steve Bannon More PowerHe clashed with former DNI James Clapper and was ultimately driven out of his post as director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. The move to promote Bannon to the council also diminished the positions of the military and intelligence leadership in the group.

HEALTHY SALES: Myriad Genetics jumped 9 percent after the diagnostic test maker said sales of hereditary cancer tests have begun rising again, driving revenue to the highest level in three years.

"We've been getting some back and forth between the new administration's business-friendly policies versus the disruptions economically and politically from the immigration and trade-related issues", said Jason Pride, director of investment strategy at Glenmede in Philadelphia. Benchmark U.S. crude rose 17 cents, or 0.3 percent, to close at $52.34 a barrel in NY. The contract slumped 82 cents on Monday to close at $53.01. Oil prices rebounded after an early slide. A former premier in 2007-12, Fillon has a reputation as low-key and reliable but has been hurt by an investigation into whether political jobs he gave to his wife, son and daughter were genuine. Officials of the far-right National Front, including leader Marine Le Pen, also are under investigation for their use of aides in the European parliament.